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Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi Seeks India's Intervention in Gaza Crisis

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India's Telangana region MP Asaduddin Owaisi has expressed concern over the worsening human crisis in Gaza, writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send humanitarian aid and press for a ceasefire. Owaisi, also the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), urged the government to provide food, medical, and relief aid to Gaza through international channels and support safe humanitarian access for civilians trapped in the conflict.

Key Takeaways:

  • Over 60,000 people have been killed in Gaza, with famine-like conditions prevailing, as per UN reports.
  • 1,300 Palestinians have died while searching for food, with children being disproportionately affected.
  • India has a "longstanding and demonstrable commitment" to the Palestinian people, as reflected in its statement at the UN Security Council on July 24, 2025.
  • India is a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, obligating signatories to prevent genocide and not be complicit in it.
  • Israel's attacks on Gaza are "targeted population expulsions, civilian killings, and blockading of essential aid."
  • Nearly 70% of civilian infrastructure in Gaza has been destroyed since 2024, with most of those killed being women and children.
  • Deaths from malnutrition have become widespread, and aid distribution by an Israeli-American startup is deemed "deadly" and "inadequate."
  • 1,400 aid-seekers have been killed while seeking food.
  • Israel's Prime Minister and former Defence Minister are subject to International Criminal Court warrants, and the blockade of international aid is considered a war crime.
  • Since 2023, nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed in the West Bank, and June 2025 saw the highest monthly Palestinian injury toll in over two decades.
  • Between October 7, 2023, and June 2025, 2,907 people had been displaced due to demolitions, and a further 2,400 (almost half of them children) due to settler violence.

Statistics:

  • Over 60,000 people killed in Gaza.
  • 1,300 Palestinians died while searching for food.
  • 757 settler attacks causing harm to Palestinians or damage to property in the first half of 2025.
  • Nearly 1,000 civilians killed in the West Bank since 2023.
  • 2,907 people displaced due to demolitions since October 7, 2023.
  • 2,400 (almost half of them children) displaced due to settler violence.

Sources:

  • Asaduddin Owaisi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dated June 2025.
  • UN reports on the human crisis in Gaza.
  • India's statement at the UN Security Council on July 24, 2025.
  • International Criminal Court warrants against Israel's Prime Minister and former Defence Minister.
  • ABP Private Limited news article, dated June 2025.

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